Rocky Balboa (2006) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Thirty years after the ring of the first bell, Rocky Balboa comes out of retirement and dons his gloves for his final fight; against the reigning heavyweight champ Mason 'The Line' Dixon. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 46 titles created 11 Feb 2013 a list of 21 titles created 25 Mar 2013 a list of 30 titles created 26 Apr 2014 a list of 27 titles created 30 Sep 2014 a list of 30 titles created 12 Oct 2014 Search for " Rocky Balboa " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin.

After iron man Drago, a highly intimidating 6-foot-5, 261-pound Soviet athlete, kills Apollo Creed in an exhibition match, Rocky comes to the heart of Russia for 15 pile-driving boxing rounds of revenge. Director: Sylvester Stallone Rocky struggles in family life after his bout with Apollo Creed, while the embarrassed champ insistently goads him to accept a challenge for a rematch. Director: Sylvester Stallone After winning the ultimate title and being the world champion, Rocky falls into a hole and finds himself picked up by a former enemy. Director: Sylvester Stallone Reluctantly retired from boxing, and back from riches to rags, Rocky takes on a new protege who betrays him, as the champ's son must adjust to his family's new life after bankruptcy. Director: John G. Avildsen Rocky Balboa, a small-time boxer, gets a supremely rare chance to fight heavy-weight champion Apollo Creed in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect. Director: John G. Avildsen The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed.

Director: Ryan Coogler In Thailand, John Rambo joins a group of missionaries to venture into war-torn Burma, and rescue a group of Christian aid workers who were kidnapped by the ruthless local infantry unit. Director: Sylvester Stallone John Rambo is released from prison by the government for a top-secret covert mission to the last place on Earth he'd want to return - the jungles of Vietnam. Director: George P. Cosmatos Former Green Beret John Rambo is pursued into the mountains surrounding a small town by a tyrannical sheriff and his deputies, forcing him to survive using his combat skills. Director: Ted Kotcheff Colonel Trautman is captured by Soviets during a mission in Afghanistan and Rambo sets out to rescue him while taking on the invading Russian forces. Director: Peter MacDonald A botched mid-air heist results in suitcases full of cash being searched for by various groups throughout the Rocky Mountains. Director: Renny Harlin Two cops are framed and must clear their names.

Directors: Andrey Konchalovskiy, Albert Magnoli Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell, Teri Hatcher Edit Storyline When he loses a highly publicized virtual boxing match to ex-champ Rocky Balboa, reigning heavyweight titleholder Mason Dixon retaliates by challenging the Itallian Stallion to a nationally televised, 10-round exhibition bout. To the surprise of his son and friends, Rocky agrees to come out of retirement and face an opponent who's faster, stronger and thirty years his junior. With the odds stacked firmly against him, Rocky takes on Dixon in what will become the greatest fight in boxing history, a hard-hitting, action-packed battle of the ages. Written by Shawn Ashley The greatest underdog story of our time...is back for one final round. See more » Genres: Rated PG for boxing violence and some language | See all certifications » Parents Guide: 20 December 2006 (USA) See more » Also Known As: $17,003,904 (USA) (22 December 2006) Gross: Did You Know? Trivia In 2005, Sylvester Stallone published a men's fitness magazine called Sly.

Although the magazine only lasted four issues, Stallone included portions of his script for this movie, including illustrations of some scenes. The drawing of Mason Dixon does not resemble Antonio Tarver , as the part had not yet been cast. See more » Goofs Paulie and Rocky watch a story about the 'computer fight' at Rocky's restaurant. The show is ESPN's 'COLD PIZZA', a morning show. Yet the scene takes place at night, when the show wouldn't be on. See more » Quotes [first lines] HBO Commentator : Yet another quick knockout for Mason Dixon, almost perfunctory; the fans let him know how they feel about it. See more » Crazy Credits The first set of end credits features fans of all ages running up the front steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The second set of credits features a shot of Rocky standing alone at the top of the steps. See more » Connections Performed by Peter Dvorský , tenor The Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra A Movie for all Ages 15 December 2006 | by (warwind) (United States) – See all my reviews This movie was worth waiting for!

It is full of life lessons - all worthwhile for people of all ages. This movie touches your every sense. It made me feel as good as I did after watching the 1st Rocky years ago hopeful, grateful - it made me believe in myself & others! Kudos to Sylvester Stallone for fighting like a Lion to get this film made the way he wanted. He fought hard to make sure the last chapter on Rocky, his Rocky, was presented the way he wanted! Rocky is a real live man..not an inaccurate Hollywood plastic ... but a character we all can relate to. This movie was written and presented the way Mr. Stallone wanted ... thank God!! Its a movie to see with your kids ... your dad....your mom .... those you love...its the kind of movie this country needs more of. Thank you Mr. Stallone 235 of 315 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes Rocky (1976) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends.

Error Rocky Balboa, a small-time boxer, gets a supremely rare chance to fight heavy-weight champion Apollo Creed in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON TV a list of 30 titles created 22 Jul 2011 a list of 26 titles created 26 Jan 2014 a list of 43 titles created 13 Jul 2014 a list of 25 titles created 30 Oct 2014 a list of 25 titles created 8 months ago Search for " Rocky " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won 3 Oscars. Another 16 wins & 21 nominations. See more awards » Videos Rocky struggles in family life after his bout with Apollo Creed, while the embarrassed champ insistently goads him to accept a challenge for a rematch.

Director: Sylvester Stallone After winning the ultimate title and being the world champion, Rocky falls into a hole and finds himself picked up by a former enemy. Director: Sylvester Stallone After iron man Drago, a highly intimidating 6-foot-5, 261-pound Soviet athlete, kills Apollo Creed in an exhibition match, Rocky comes to the heart of Russia for 15 pile-driving boxing rounds of revenge. Director: Sylvester Stallone Thirty years after the ring of the first bell, Rocky Balboa comes out of retirement and dons his gloves for his final fight; against the reigning heavyweight champ Mason 'The Line' Dixon. Director: Sylvester Stallone Reluctantly retired from boxing, and back from riches to rags, Rocky takes on a new protege who betrays him, as the champ's son must adjust to his family's new life after bankruptcy. Director: John G.

Avildsen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8/10 X A seemingly indestructible humanoid cyborg is sent from 2029 to 1984 to assassinate a waitress, whose unborn son will lead humanity in a war against the machines, while a soldier from that war is sent to protect her at all costs. Director: James Cameron 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8/10 X A giant great white shark arrives on the shores of a New England beach resort and wreaks havoc with bloody attacks on swimmers, until a part-time sheriff teams up with a marine biologist and an old seafarer to hunt the monster down. Director: Steven Spielberg During a preview tour, a theme park suffers a major power breakdown that allows its cloned dinosaur exhibits to run amok. Director: Steven Spielberg Former Green Beret John Rambo is pursued into the mountains surrounding a small town by a tyrannical sheriff and his deputies, forcing him to survive using his combat skills.

Director: Ted Kotcheff The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed. Director: Ryan Coogler John McClane, officer of the NYPD, tries to save his wife Holly Gennaro and several others that were taken hostage by German terrorist Hans Gruber during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles. Director: John McTiernan When a Roman general is betrayed and his family murdered by an emperor's corrupt son, he comes to Rome as a gladiator to seek revenge. Director: Ridley Scott Edit Storyline Rocky Balboa is a struggling boxer trying to make the big time, working as a debt collector for a pittance. When heavyweight champion Apollo Creed visits Philadelphia, his managers want to set up an exhibition match between Creed and a struggling boxer, touting the fight as a chance for a "nobody" to become a "somebody". The match is supposed to be easily won by Creed, but someone forgot to tell Rocky, who sees this as his only shot at the big time.

Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au> See All (117) » Taglines: A Philadelphia fighter who never made the big time...He showed he could take on a challenge...and won something bigger than a championship bout. See more » Genres: 3 December 1976 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Did You Know? Trivia This was the third movie in five years that Talia Shire was in that won Best Picture ( The Godfather (1972) & The Godfather: Part II (1974) were the other two). Joe Spinell was also in these three films as well. See more » Goofs When Rocky is boxing in the meat-packing plant, he is in an orthodox stance, not southpaw. See more » Quotes Butkus the dog is credited as "Butkus Stallone". See more » Connections (Tallahassee, FL) – See all my reviews One of Stallone's first and finest feature film performances is as Rocky Balboa, a lonely, small-time boxer who gets by doing muscle work for a neighborhood loan shark. Everything about his life spells "underdog"-- he's even left-handed.

He lives alone in a shabby apartment, and when he's not slowly being swept aside at the local gym, where even the trainer calls him a bum, he fauns over an introverted pet store clerk named Adrian. He gets his first break when he's chosen at random by heavyweight champion, Apollo Creed, to take a shot at his title. No one thinks he can beat Creed-- not even Rocky. All Rocky wants is to be able to go all ten rounds with the champ, because no one else has. And in the final ten minutes of the film, Rocky finds out just how far he can go. What's terrific about this movie is that it's about Rocky. It's not about winning; it's not even about fighting. It's about Rocky and his desire to get by in the world without being a bum. The sequels to this widely popular film have focused more heavily on the upcoming fight, whereas this story focuses on Rocky's life. He doesn't want to win; he just wants to survive and feel good about himself. That's what most of us want, and that's why this film is a classic. 99 of 131 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you?

Yes Tommy Morrison, ex-boxer and 'Rocky V' co-star, dies - CNN.com Morrison won the WBO heavyweight title in 1993 He played Tommy "Machine" Gunn in "Rocky V" The fighter died in Omaha with his wife by his side Tommy Morrison, a former heavyweight boxing champion who starred in the "Rocky V" film, died, his former promoter told CNN. He was 44. Morrison died at an Omaha, Nebraska, hospital Sunday night with his wife at his side, Tony Holden said. Morrison was interviewed by Larry King from Holden's living room on February 1996 -- the night he announced he had tested positive for HIV. In recent years, he claimed that the HIV test produced a false positive. Holden, who said he spoke with Morrison or his wife several times a week for the past year, would not comment on the cause of his death or the state of his health in recent months. Morrison played the character Tommy "Machine" Gunn in "Rocky V," made in 1990. It's one of the series of the popular Rocky films starring Sylvester Stallone, who played boxer Rocky Balboa.

Morrison won the World Boxing Organization heavyweight title in 1993, defeating George Foreman. He also fought and lost to boxing great Lennox Lewis in 1995. Tommy Morrison, Boxer and Co-Star in ‘Rocky V,’ Dies at 44 - The New York Times The New York Times Sports |Tommy Morrison, Boxer and Co-Star in ‘Rocky V,’ Dies at 44 Search Photo Tommy Morrison, right, beat George Foreman on June 7, 1993. Credit John Gurzinski/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Tommy Morrison , who displayed his hard-hitting boxing style as a protégé of Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky Balboa in the 1990 movie “Rocky V” and defeated George Foreman to capture a heavyweight boxing championship, but was banned from the ring in 1996 when he tested positive for H.I.V., died Sunday in Omaha. He was 44. His death was announced by Tony Holden, his former promoter, The Tulsa World said. No cause was given.

Morrison denied in his later years that he ever had H.I.V ., the virus that causes AIDS, although he acknowledged it when the diagnosis was first announced by Nevada boxing authorities. His wife, Trisha, told ESPN recently that he had Guillain-Barré syndrome, a neurological disorder. Morrison won 48 fights (42 by knockout or technical knockout), lost three and fought one draw. He was arrested many times, served a prison term on drug and other charges, and made an abortive comeback in 2007 and 2008. When Nevada barred Morrison after his positive test before a scheduled February 1996 bout in Las Vegas, it was the only state to test fighters for the virus. That finding led to testing for H.I.V. by boxing commissions in other states because fighters were considered especially at risk of contracting the virus through contact with an infected opponent’s bloody cuts. Advertisement Continue reading the main story Tommy David Morrison was born in Gravette, Ark., on Jan. 2, 1969. At age 13, he began fighting in so-called “tough man” contests.

Using a doctored birth certificate to compete in matches for 21-year-olds and up, he fought “bouncers and guys from motorcycle gangs” for a few hundred dollars a fight, and almost always won, as he told it. He grew up in Jay, Okla., began boxing in grade school, and played football in high school. After many amateur bouts, he turned pro in 1988 and won his first 28 fights before losing to Ray Mercer. He turned briefly to the screen in 1990, when he played Tommy Gunn in “Rocky V,” a character, as described by Janet Maslin in The New York Times, “who starts out talented and Rocky-worshiping only to have his head turned” by the big-time fight game. Please verify you're not a robot by clicking the box. Invalid email address. Please re-enter. You must select a newsletter to subscribe to. Sign Up Privacy Policy On June 7, 1993, Morrison scored a unanimous decision over the 44-year-old Foreman, who was pursuing a comeback, to capture the vacant World Boxing Organization heavyweight title. But he lost the title to Michael Bentt in his second defense.

He scored a six-round technical knockout over Razor Ruddock in June 1995 to win the International Boxing Council heavyweight title, but lost it in October 1995 to Lennox Lewis. He hoped for a big purse, envisioning a fight with Mike Tyson in 1996, but his boxing career collapsed with the H.I.V. finding. He accepted it, saying that he had lived a “permissive, fast and reckless lifestyle” and that he would never fight again. But he returned to the ring in November 1996, fighting a bout in Japan, which did not test boxers for H.I.V. He later submitted blood tests from laboratories showing he was free of H.I.V., and he claimed that he had been victimized by a false positive test in Nevada. But the only places he could get a fight were in West Virginia and on an Indian reservation in Arizona, both in 2007, and in Mexico in 2008. He won each time on a knockout. Apart from his wife, a list of survivors was not immediately available.

Describing Morrison’s psyche in September 1996, when he said he had second thoughts about never boxing again, Holden, his promoter, told The Times: “This is Tommy’s style. He’s very aggressive. His personality outside of the ring is the same as when he’s in it. When he wants something, he goes for it.” A version of this article appears in print on September 3, 2013, on Page A23 of the New York edition with the headline: Tommy Morrison, 44, Boxer And Co-Star in ‘Rocky V’. Order Reprints | Today's Paper | Subscribe Rocky - Broadway | Tickets | Broadway | Broadway.com Broadway Browse more shows you may also be interested in. Theater A new musical based on the Academy Award-winning film of the same name, with a score by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty. Video Read More Rocky brings to life the story of struggling small time Philly boxer, Rocky Balboa, who gets a once-in-a-lifetime shot to go the distance against heavyweight champ Apollo Creed. The new musical is based on the Academy Award-winning film of the same name, which starred co-librettist Sylvester Stallone in the title role.

*Please note: Golden Circle ticketholders will be escorted from their seats to view the final 20 minutes of the performance from the stage. These seats require climbing a small staircase. Sage Stallone, eldest son of Sylvester Stallone, found dead at 36 Sage Stallone, eldest son of Sylvester Stallone, found dead at 36 mattmcd Tweet Share Sage Moonblood Stallone, the 36-year-old son of Sylvester Stallone who starred alongside his father in "Rocky V," was found dead in his Hollywood apartment on Friday. The New York Post confirmed his passing with his attorney George Braunstein. Sources tell The Post that he likely died of an overdose of pills, and that a representative of the LAPD stated, "There is no suspicion of foul play or criminal activity." Sage Stallone was Sylvester Stallone's eldest son from his first marriage to Sasha Czack (they divorced in 1985). Sage is survived by his brother Seargeoh, and his three half-sisters Sophia, Sistine, and Scarlet.

Sage made his film debut playing Robert Balboa, Rocky's son, in 1990's "Rocky V" when he was 14 years old. The film was both a critical and financial disappointment, with Sylvester Stallone telling The Sun in 2010 that the reason he made the sequel was "I'm greedy — what can I tell you... It was a mistake because the audience didn't want to see the downside of the character. They wanted him to remain on top." Sage also appeared with his father in 1996's "Daylight," but that year also saw him give up acting to be one of the co-founders of Grindhouse Releasing. Along with his partner, Oscar-winning film editor Bob Murawski, Sage Stallone's company restored and re-released forgotten exploitation films from the 1970s and '80s. Grindhouse Releasing partnered with Quentin Tarantino to bring Lucio Fulci's horror film "The Beyond" to screens in 2010.

Reportedly, Sage turned down the chance to reprise his role of Rocky's son in 2006's "Rocky Balboa" to focus on his burgeoning career and a director and producer. The character was played in the sixth film by Milo Ventimiglia (TV's "Heroes"). Sylvester Stallone has not yet released a comment. Just yesterday the elder Stallone appeared at Comic-Con International in San Diego, CA to promote his upcoming action film "The Expendables 2." Stallone was joined on stage by Arnold Schwarzenegger, who makes his first appearance since leaving the office as governor of California in the movie. Rocky V | The Rocky Balboa Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia The Rocky Balboa Wiki Share Rocky V is the fifth film in the Rocky series . It was released on November 16 , 1990 . The film stars Sylvester Stallone , Talia Shire , Stallone's real life son Sage Stallone and real life boxer Tommy Morrison as boxer Tommy Gunn , a talented yet raw boxer, who only uses Rocky for his connections and to try to win the World Heavyweight title. Sage Stallone played Rocky Jr., whose relationship with his famous father is explored.

After Stallone directed the second through fourth films in the series, Rocky V saw the return of director John G. Avildsen , whose direction of the first film won him an Academy Award for Best Director . The film earned $ 14 million on its opening weekend and $40 million in total U.S. box-office sales, about one-third of its predecessor's take. It was both a critical and financial bomb, and it wasn't until 2006 that Stallone decided to close the series out with Rocky Balboa . Contents Edit Template:Plot Rocky V begins with Rocky in his dressing room after the Drago fight, with him and his trainer: Tony "Duke" Evers , who is praising Rocky for his victory. Rocky however, seen to be in some form of physical discomfort, calls for Tony to find his wife Adrian because something is wrong with him. His hands are shaking, and he can't make them stop. In addition to that, he keeps calling Adrian "Mick", the name of his deceased former trainer. Rocky returns home from the Soviet Union , and is greeted by his son, Robert.

At the following press conference, a crooked promoter named George Washington Duke (a parody of boxing promoter Don King ) tries to goad Rocky into fighting the new #1 contender to his championship, Union Cane , in Tokyo . With Adrian insisting on her husband's retirement, Rocky decides, at least for the time being, not to take the fight with Cane. Rocky, Adrian, and Adrian's brother Paulie return to their Philadelphia home to find out that Paulie had signed 'power of attorney' over to Balboa's accountant, who had, in turn, squandered most of his money on real estate flipping. Now bankrupt, Rocky immediately decides that he needs to take the fight against Cane. However, years of fighting have taken their toll on Rocky's health, especially the last one with Drago, and after a physical evaluation, it is determined that Rocky has suffered significant brain damage, and that he can no longer fight without further risking his health. Rocky is forced to give up the championship and move back into his old Philadelphia neighborhood, where he, Adrian, Paulie and Robert must try to start their lives over again.

Things start to look up for the family when Rocky meets a hungry young fighter from Oklahoma named Tommy Gunn and takes him under his wing. Training the young fighter gives Rocky a sense of purpose, and he slowly helps Tommy fight his way up the ladder to become a top contender. Meanwhile, the new friendship results in Rocky paying little attention to Robert, who becomes withdrawn and angry. He eventually falls in with the wrong crowd at school, and as a result he begins acting out at home. Tommy's rapid rise through the ranks catches the eye of Duke, who uses the promise of a title shot and Tommy's own resentment at being compared to his trainer to lure him away from Rocky. Duke pulls up outside the Balboa house with Tommy in tow, who has now been brainwashed into thinking that Rocky doesn't have his best interests in mind. When Rocky tries to convince his friend otherwise, an ungrateful Tommy drives off in a huff, leaving Rocky for good. As he watches Tommy’s car speed off into the night, his head suddenly pounds with nightmarish flashbacks of his fight with Drago. When Adrian attempts to comfort him, Rocky's frustrations finally boil over.

He confesses that his life had meaning again when he was able to live vicariously through Tommy’s success. She reasons with him, telling him that Tommy never had his heart and spirit – that it was something he could never learn. When this realization hits him, an emotional Rocky embraces his wife and they begin to pick up the pieces. After having found Robert hanging out on a street corner, Rocky apologizes to his son, and they mend their broken relationship. Under Duke, Tommy does indeed win the heavyweight title by knocking out Union Cane out in the first round. However, it is an empty victory for Tommy as the angry crowd chants Rocky's name instead, much to Tommy's bemusement. Afterward, the press tells Tommy that Cane was nothing more than a "second-rate fighter" and that even as champion, he could never live up to Balboa's great legacy. Duke himself later admits to Tommy that the public will never consider him the real champion because he never fought Balboa. Tommy decides to settle the matter once and for all by going to Rocky's neighborhood and challenging him to a fight in the ring. Accompanied by a small camera crew, Tommy and Duke lay down their challenge, which Rocky declines.

Tommy follows him into the bar and the two argue, Rocky telling him Duke was only using him to get what he wants. Tommy then proceeds to taunt Rocky, leading Paulie to step in and criticize Tommy for betraying his former mentor. Tommy loses his temper and punches Paulie in the face. Finally, Rocky decides he has seen enough and challenges Tommy to a street fight. Despite Duke's protests, Tommy accepts and the fight is on. As Tommy approaches, Rocky unloads a barrage of punches, sending him reeling back into a pile of garbage. After lamenting their fractured relationship, Balboa turns and walks away, but Tommy quickly jumps him from behind. The bar patrons attempt to aid Rocky, but Tommy fights them off and tackles Rocky into the street. Rocky is initially beaten down by Tommy and is seemingly out for the count, bleeding profusely. His head once again pounds with hellish visions of the fight with Drago, and with visions of Mickey’s burial. It is then that he hears his old mentor’s voice urging him to go one last round. Remarkably, Rocky finds the strength to get back up for "one more round" with Tommy.

With Robert, Adrian, Paulie, and the whole neighborhood cheering him on, Rocky utilizes his vast street smarts to defeat Tommy, knocking his former protege into the grill of a bus with his final blow. After the fight, Duke commends Rocky and tries to appeal to him, but Rocky has heard enough. Duke threatens to sue him if Rocky touches him, but after a brief hesitation, Rocky punches him in the gut, knocking him onto the hood of a car. The crowd erupts as the bankrupt Rocky shrugs and asks, "Sue me for what?" Rocky and Robert meet up the next day at the Philadelphia Museum of Art , and Rocky gives Robert the cuff-link given to him as a gift from Mickey. They make their way to the museum, and the film ends with a shot of Rocky's statue looking out over Philadelphia. Template:Copyedit Critical reaction Edit In addition to its disappointing numbers at the box office, this segment in the Rocky series left a sour taste in some fans' mouths as it left the hero back where he started, arguably with nothing to show for it, Rotten Tomatoes gives Rocky V a 21% "rotten" rating on their site.

The film departed from the standard Rocky formula on display in the previous four films and that made it extremely unpopular with the audience that was drawn to sequels. Sylvester Stallone himself had gone on record in saying he wasn't satisfied with the finished product, saying "I wanted to finish the series on a high and emotional note and Rocky V didn't do that." [1] However, Sylvester Stallone was praised for his performance and the film, oddly enough, received some positive feedback from some fans, similar to the second and third Rambo installments. ESPN 's Bill Simmons , a noted fan of the Rocky movies, has said on record that he does not consider Rocky V a true part of the series and that as far as he is concerned, it "never happened. [2] " As a result of, and in response to, Rocky V's poor box office performance (and the general dissatisfaction with the end of the franchise), Sylvester Stallone wrote, directed, and starred in Rocky Balboa , the sixth and final chapter to the saga released 16 years after this movie, in an attempt to redeem the character for a final chance to come back as a hero again, and do the story justice by bringing it full circle.

It succeeded by grossing over $70 million at the U.S. box office as well and $85 million abroad and getting largely positive reviews from both fans and critics. On February 15 , 2008 in an interview with Jonathan Ross on the BBC , Stallone was asked by Ross what marks out of ten he would give each of the Rocky films. When he came to Rocky V, Stallone instantly replied that he would give the film zero, and reiterated that this was part of his motivation in making Rocky Balboa. Soundtrack Edit This soundtrack is not an original motion picture score, but rather has music from and inspired by the film. This soundtrack features Joey B. Ellis , Elton John , MC Hammer , 7A3 , MC Tab , Rob Base , and Bill Conti . Most of the soundtrack is rap music, rather than Bill Conti tunes. Also, two of the scores from Rocky IV were featured in this film's trailer, but were not present in the actual film. [3] Cast Edit The film contains cameos by several sportswriters and boxing analysts, most notably Al Bernstein , Stan Hochman and Al Meltzer .

Sportscaster Stu Nahan makes his fifth appearance in the Rocky series, this time as a sports journalist. Rocky's priest friend Father Carmine ( Paul Micale ) makes his second of two appearances in the Rocky series, the first being in Rocky II. The character "Tommy Gunn" was played by real-life boxer Tommy Morrison . Morrison's nickname in boxing was "The Duke" similar to George Washington Duke who becomes his manager in the movie. Morrison is also the grand-nephew of John "The Duke" Wayne . Michael Williams (III), who plays Union Cane, was also a real-life boxer. He and Morrison were to have an actual match about a month after Rocky V was released, but had to be canceled when Williams was hurt. The match was being hyped as "The Real Cane vs. Gunn Match." George Washington Duke ( Richard Gant ) is based on Don King . Tony Burton briefly reprises his role as Duke at the beginning of the film.

However, during his scenes, Rocky refers to him as "Tony." In the credits, Burton is credited as playing "Tony," as opposed to "Duke" (perhaps to avoid confusion with the George Washington Duke character) Rocky V is the second time in the series to do so, with the first being Rocky II as Apollo asked "What are you afraid of Tony?" Rocky Balboa names Burton's character, "Duke Evers." Most fans take this to imply that his name is Tony 'Duke' Evers. Scenes with Mickey, played by Burgess Meredith , were trimmed in the final film when Rocky fights Tommy. Mickey appeared in ghost form on top of the railway bridge, giving words of encouragement. In the final film, this was made into flashbacks. The speech Mickey gives to Rocky in the flashback sequence is based on an interview with Cus D'Amato given in 1985, shortly after Mike Tyson 's first professional bout. Jodi Letizia , who played street kid Marie in the original Rocky (1976), was supposed to reprise her role here. Her character was shown to have ended up as Rocky predicted she would: a whore, but the scene ended up on the cutting room floor.

The character would eventually reappear in Rocky Balboa (2006), as a bartender and confidante to the aging Rocky. Actress Geraldine Hughes took over the role. Kevin Connolly , who gained success as Eric Murphy on HBO's Entourage , was in his first acting role as neighborhood bully Chickie. Production notes Edit Some of the fight sequences were filmed at the The Blue Horizon in Philadelphia, a venue which was a mecca for boxing in the city during the 1970s. The image of Gunn's first professional fight, the pullback from the mural of Jesus over the boxing ring, mirrors the opening shot of the first Rocky movie. Adrian goes back to working at the pet shop she first worked at in the original Rocky. The golden glove necklace featured so prominently in this film was first seen in Rocky II(worn by Apollo Creed), then again throughout Rocky IV. As a promotional gimmick, replicas of the necklace were distributed to moviegoers at the Hollywood premiere of Rocky V at Grauman's Chinese Theatre. The famous red, white and blue boxing trunks first worn by Apollo Creed in his fight with Rocky in the first film make their fifth and final appearance in this film.

Rocky's leather coat introduced in Rocky IV makes its second and final appearance in the franchise at the start of the movie. The Ring Magazine belt in Rocky's basement and the identical belt Morrison wins in the ring have changed slightly from the previous movies; they are missing the four side panels showing famous champions George Foreman , James J. Corbett , James J. Braddock , and Jersey Joe Walcott . According to Sylvester Stallone, pro wrestling legend Terry Funk helped choreograph much of the street fight between Rocky and Tommy Gunn. Sylvester Stallone originally intended for Rocky to die after defeating Tommy Gunn in their streetfight, however according to him, the director, and the studio they had second thoughts and eventually, Stallone rewrote the ending. Workprint Edit A workprint has been circulating on the internet recently of John G. Avildsen's "Director's Cut" of Rocky V. The opening credits are a lot different, using a different score. The music in the workprint is extremely different than the final version's music with many of the workprint's soundtrack consisting of Bill Conti's original themes as well as other songs in place of the hip-hop and rap themes in the final cut.

Many alternate and deleted scenes exist, such as the same scenes in the final cut, but with different dialogue, as well as cut scenes such as Rocky getting drunk at the bar, Little Marie seen grown up as Rocky predicted--a whore--as well as an all 'new' street fight with an alternate scene with Mickey's last encouraging words. The copies of the workprint went on sale on Ebay. Goofs Edit When Rocky goes off to the Soviet Union to fight Drago , his son is under 10 years old. However, when he returns to America a few weeks/months later, his son appears to suddenly be about 13. During the montage where Tommy Gunn rises through the ranks, we see the name Jeff Langton in the marquee. It says Tommy Gunn vs Jeff Langton but when the fight sequence ensues the actor who is portrayed as Jeff Langton is not Jeff Langton . Jeff Langton (who is a real boxing trainer and trained Tommy Morrison for the movie) is the opponent who gets hit by a left hook to the body and knocked out by a right hand to the head. when Rocky returns from Russia the band breaks the fourth wall by playing the Rocky theme song "Gonna Fly Now".

During the final fight seen, Rocky's son appears in the crowd on his own and then being held back by 'Uncle Paulie' but then who in the next scene when the camera spans out, is standing opposite the son and watching Rocky fight.Returning to the scene he is once again holding him back and then once again he is not holding him back. References in popular culture Edit In the TV show, Full House , Danny Tanner ( Bob Saget ) refers to Rocky saying "...I'd also like to say we've seen the last Rocky movie." In the TV series The Simpsons , Bart refers to Rocky V in the episode " Lemon of Troy ". Bart is in a place where every door has Roman numerals . All the doors have man eating tigers except door number 7. Having walked out of the class when that subject was taught earlier in the episode, Bart says to himself, "Where have you seen Roman numerals? Wait a minute! I know! Rocky V! That was the fifth one.

So Rocky V + Rocky II...equals...Rocky VII: Adrian's Revenge!" In the show Heroes , Peter Petrelli has a Rocky V poster on his bedroom wall, possibly a reference to Milo Ventimiglia 's appearance in Rocky Balboa . U.S. box office Edit Rocky V: US$40.9 million Anticipated to be one of the big hits of the 1990 holiday season, Rocky V finished second in its opening weekend to Home Alone and never recovered. Rocky V made almost twice as much overseas and thereby a total of $119.9 million worldwide. References Rocky IV | The Rocky Balboa Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia The Rocky Balboa Wiki Share Rocky IV is a 1985 boxing film, the fourth and most financially successful movie of the Rocky franchise. [1] Rocky Balboa (played again by Sylvester Stallone ), plans to retire from boxing after regaining his title from James "Clubber" Lang in Rocky III . An unknown amateur boxer from the Soviet Union , Ivan Drago (played by Dolph Lundgren ), however, makes a bid to enter the U.S. boxing ranks.

After an exhibition match with Apollo Creed goes horribly and tragically wrong, Rocky must step in and challenge the Russian boxer himself to avenge the passing of his friend. Contents Edit The story opens with " Eye of the Tiger " during the climax of Rocky's rematch against Clubber Lang , where Rocky defeated Lang with a KO in the third round to regain his title. The picture then fades and we see Apollo Creed presenting his favor to Rocky shortly after the Lang fight for helping him train . Meanwhile, Ivan Drago ( Dolph Lundgren ), a highly intimidating 6 feet 5, 260 pound Soviet boxer, arrives in America with his wife Ludmilla ( Brigitte Nielsen ), an Olympic gold medal swimmer, his manager, Nicolai Koloff ( Michael Pataki ), and a team of trainers headed by grizzled Russian coach Igor Rimsky ( George Rogan ), and the Cuban Manuel Vega ( James "Cannonball" Green ) to challenge the best American fighters. His manager takes great pride in showing off the hi-tech equipment which aids in improving Drago's performance. As a demonstration, Drago throws punches at a machine that measures the hit's strength, exceeding 1800 psi per punch.

Motivated by patriotism and a desire to prove himself, Apollo is desperate to step back into the ring in an exhibition bout against Drago. Rocky has reservations, but comes round to supporting his friend by helping to train him for the fight. Apollo sets the match between himself and Drago in Las Vegas . With Rocky in his corner, Apollo flamboyantly makes an even bigger show than when he first fought Rocky - including fireworks and a patriotic theme . Starting the fight in his trademark manner, Drago manages to catch him off-guard quickly and batters Apollo with a series of devasting punches. At the break, Rocky pleads with Apollo to quit the fight, but Apollo is determined to finish, which only leads to tragedy when he collapses and dies after he hits the canvas from Drago's continuous blows. File:Drago.PNG Devastated by the death of Apollo, Rocky comes to the decision he must avenge his death by agreeing to fight Drago in his home country. Supported by Apollo's manager Duke and his brother-in-law Paulie, he flies to the Soviet Union to train.

Unlike Drago, who is attached to electrodes, is constantly monitored by computers, and works out with ultra hi-tech equipment (and what are implied to be anabolic steroids ), Rocky gets down to business carrying logs; chopping wood and pulling a sleigh. When Adrian shows up unexpectedly, providing more reason to succeed, Rocky trains harder than ever, and ends his training run by running up to the top of a mountain and screaming Drago's name. After intense preparation for both fighters, the two men finally meet in the ring. Much like Apollo did in the previous fight, the Soviets introduce Drago with an elaborate, patriotic ceremony that puts the attending audience squarely on the side of Drago, leaving Rocky to be fiercely booed. In contrast to his fight with Apollo, Drago immediately goes on the offensive, repeatedly pounding Rocky, casually shrugging off his punches. After a pulverizing first round, with Drago easily winning, Rocky comes back toward the end of the second and lands a shot that cuts Drago just below his eye. Rocky then goes after Drago and lands a barrage of punches on Drago's midsection and head. After the round, Duke tells Rocky that Drago is not a machine, he's a man.

Ironically, Drago regards Rocky as "not human, like a piece of iron"At this point, the fight becomes a fierce battle of wills between the two boxers. Drago's confidence drops round after round due to Rocky's seemingly limitless endurance, allowing Rocky to get in under his guard and pound him relentlessly. By the fourteenth round, the crowd has been won over by Rocky's determination and is cheering him on. Koloff, fearing retribution from the Soviet Premier, goes over to Drago and berates his performance, telling him to win. Drago's response is to pick up Koloff by the throat, and proclaim that he only fights for himself. In the final round of the fight, Rocky and Drago trade punch after punch. Eventually, Balboa manages to overcome Drago knocking him out, to the shock of Soviet premier (who strongly resembles the then Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev ) and his aides. Following his victory, Rocky gives an impassioned speech to the crowd, acknowledging their initial and mutual disdain for each other, and how they've come to respect and admire each other during the fight. The entire Soviet premier applauds Rocky after his speech. Production Edit Wyoming doubled for the frozen expanse of the Soviet Union.

The small farm where Rocky lived and trained was located in Jackson Hole , and the Grand Teton National Park was used for filming many of the outdoor sequences in Russia. The PNE Forum at Hastings Park in Vancouver , British Columbia , served as the location of Rocky's Soviet bout. The site would later house production of another U.S.-Soviet sports film, Miracle . Sylvester Stallone has stated that the original punching scenes filmed between he and Dolph Lundgren in the first portion of the fight are completely authentic. Stallone wanted to capture a realistic scene and Lundgren agreed that they would engage in legitimate sparring. One particularly forceful Lundgren punch to Stallone's chest slammed his heart against his breastbone, causing the heart to swell and his breathing to become labored. Stallone, suffering from labored breathing and a blood pressure over 200, was flown from the set in Canada to St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica and was forced into intensive care for eight days. Stallone later commented that he believed Lundgren had the athletic ability and talent to fight in the professional heavyweight division of boxing.

[2] Additionally, Stallone claimed that Lundgren nearly forced Carl Weathers to quit in the middle of filming the Apollo versus Drago exhibition fight. In one take for the Creed-Drago fight scene, Lundgren tossed Weathers into the corner of the boxing ring. Weathers retaliated by throwing an authentic punch at Lundgren's face. Lundgren reportedly threw a right hook which left Weathers unconscious for several minutes. Upon regaining consciouness, Weathers shouted profanities at Lundgren while leaving the ring and announcing that he was quitting the movie and calling his agent. Only after Stallone forced the two actors to reconcile did the movie continue. This event caused a four day work stoppage while Weathers was talked back into the part, while Lundgren had to be forced into toning his aggressiveness down. [3] Casting Edit Sportscaster Stu Nahan makes his fourth appearance in the series as commentator for the Apollo/Drago fight. Warner Wolf replaces Bill Baldwin (who had died in 1982) as co-commentator. Apollo Creed's wife Mary Anne ( Sylvia Meals ) made her third of three appearances in the series, the first being in Rocky.

Stallone's then-wife, Brigitte Nielsen , appeared as Drago's wife, Ludmilla. The Soviet premier in the sky box during the Rocky-Drago match strongly resembles contemporary Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev . Actor David Lloyd Austin later played Gorbachev in The Naked Gun and played Russian characters in other films. Music The soundtrack for the movie included " Living in America " by James Brown ; the film's music was composed by Vince DiCola (who also composed the soundtrack for The Transformers: The Movie that same year), and also included songs by John Cafferty and The Beaver Brown Band , Survivor , Europe , Kenny Loggins , and Robert Tepper . Go West wrote "One Way Street" for the movie by request of Sylvester Stallone . DiCola replaced Bill Conti as the film's composer. Conti, who was too busy with the first two Karate Kid films at the time, would return for Rocky V and Rocky Balboa . Rocky IV is the only film in the series not to feature original music by Conti.

However, it does features arrangements of themes composed by Conti from the previous film in the series such as "The Final Bell." According to singer Peter Cetera , he originally wrote his best-selling solo single " Glory of Love " as the end title for this film, but was passed over by United Artists, and instead used as the theme for The Karate Kid Part II . Reception

Question: Who starred as Rocky Balboa?
Answer: Sylvester Stallone